Muncie Teen Mom, Accused Of Child Abuse With Cigarette Lighter, To Be Charged As Adult

[Sugar Cookie]

A 17-year-old Muncie mother accused of tormenting her child with a cigarette lighter will face criminal charges as an adult.

Nadeza Shreve — who will turn eighteen in September — will be charged with attempted aggravated battery, criminal recklessness and neglect of a dependent, according to court documents.

Shreve is accused of using a lighter in a bid to set a fire to her 2-year-old daughter's forearm, using perfume as an accelerant, on April 26.

Testimony at a Monday hearing indicated other teens had engaged in similar behavior, briefly lighting blazes on their own bodies and then extinguishing the flames before they were burned, before Shreve allegedly tried to do the same thing to her child.

The April 26 incident was captured on a friend's cell phone, and the resulting recording was shown Monday to Juvenile Magistrate Amanda Yonally, who made the decision to waive Shreve into adult court.

"It takes a certain kind of person to take a flame to their own child," Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman told the magistrate. "It's depraved."

Hoffman noted the video showed Shreve "smiling and laughing" as the incident unfolded.

"She doesn't give a damn," Hoffman said. "She think it's funny. ... This is torture to a helpless child."

Testimony at Monday's hearing indicated Shreve dropped out of high school.

Muncie teen mother, accused of child abuse with cigarette lighter, to be charged as adult

"It takes a certain kind of person to take a flame to their own child," Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman told the magistrate. "It's depraved."

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[Sugar Cookie]

Parenting classes will not fix this animal!

 

[Taishobee]

Holy shit son!

 

[Metalfan]

$20,she will have 4 more by 25.

 

[cubby]

indicated Shreve dropped out of high school.

Ya don't say! tho I imagine, finishing wouldn't have helped her very much.

 

[slovakianrenner]

Tie her Skanky Ass to a large pole , pour 5 gallons of gas on her & set her on fire

Sit back & laugh

I hope this child has a better life without this Sick Animal in it